Mali

a group of people traveling together

• caravan

• desert

• griot

a dry often sandy area where few plants grow (due to lack of rain)

• caravan

• desert

• griot

a man from a royal family who is the ruler of a country/empire

• caravan

• king

• griot

a storyteller in the oral tradition

• caravan

• desert

• griot

the people of 12 tribes who lived in the country of West Africa/Mali near the Niger River

• Mandinka

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata

the king of Mali from 1307-1337

• Mandinka

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata

He helped Mali grow in size to make it the richest and most powerful country in Africa

• Mandinka

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata

the first king to unite the country of Mali. He started to rule in 1235 AD

• Mandinka

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata

He was called the "Lion King"

• Mandinka

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata

the history of a group of people that is TOLD not written

• Timbuktu

• griot

• oral history